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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1959
Page
8
Congratulations to Terrenta Tletcher daughter of Mr and Mrs Terry Pletcher born January 2 and Hal David Roberts son of Mr and Mrs K David Roberts born January 1.
Uintah School District 4 adult education offers three first aid courses starting January 12 and 14 at Uintah High School and January 15 at Todd School. Classes meet weekly at 7:30 pm for five weeks, with a Red Cross certificate on completion. Fee $3 plus 75 cent book. Instructor Virtus McConkie. Course covers mouth to mouth breathing, wounds, shock, burns, heat and cold emergencies, transportation, accident prevention, and what to do for victims.
The Vernel Great Books Discussion Group will meet at 8 pm Monday January 26 at V Chatterton 152 North Second East. Regular meetings every two weeks will cover readings by Plato Tolstoy and Milton with no membership requirements. For more information call Mrs R W Bennett 706 W. Also Mr and Mrs Gilbert Hennett and daughters returned from Ardmore Oklahoma after Christmas. A first aid movie and course will cover dressings bandages and kit assembly.
The National Association of Secondary Principals granted Ashley Valley Junior High a charter for a student society. Eligibility hinges on scholarship leadership character and service with criteria including honesty courtesy reliability and ethical standards.
Utopia Club members and their husbands held a New Year's Eve dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Abe Hatch's home. The evening featured humorous readings, songs, and various party games.
Carl C. Liddell son of Mr and Mrs Clarence D Liddell of Bonanza will depart Salt Lake City by plane Monday for New Zealand to serve an LDS mission. A testimonial was held Sunday in Roosevelt 4th Ward. He entered the Salt Lake Mission home Monday after two years at Brigham Young University in Provo. During the summer he worked as an engineer for the Forest Service.
Kathy Trobinson reports lively student celebrations during holidays at Uintah High featuring ice skating at Stewart Lake and Fellean Lake, sledding with cardboard boxes pulled by a jeep, and New Year dances. The article notes fashion trends, resolutions, and a campus poker of social events, ending with anticipation for the Utah Utes versus Upton College matchup and ticket sales.
Under the Wins ton Stake Nellef Society rhythm the effort included Ted Crosy Civil Defense Couns ils of Uintah County eight plus men from Vernal arut Sed Ath Naples Dayla Jensen Vonanza and 73 women earned certificates in first aid training The course covered dressings bandages artificial respiration and accident prevention An instructional film titled Thee Aid was shown featuring Royal Henderson Ted Cross chairman Helen Stevens Alta Rust and Uintah Stake Ne glet Society president among others New Year guests Mr and Mrs Carl Jensen of Price visited Mrs Jil Bodily and returned home Saturday
Avalon ward reunion on New Year’s Day featured a turkey dinner for ward members and guests including Ezra Nixon and multiple local families from Tule Lake and Vernal. The day closed with a ward dance as music by the Steese Timothy orchestra played. Families visited, babies welcomed, and several residents announced moves and visits across Vernal and surrounding areas.
A farewell testimonial for Keith Alan Walker will be held Sunday evening January 11 at 7 30 pm in the Lupoint ward chapel. Elder Walker leaves January 19 for a two year mission with the East Central States Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. He is the son of Leo and Agnes Walker of Lapoint. He is a Union High School graduate, studied electrical trades in Pensacola Florida, served in Germany with the US Army, and is entering his third year at Brigham Young University majoring in civil engineering. The program includes songs by the congregation, remarks by Lamond Tullis Dorothy Luck and Dann Huber, and ends with a benediction by Dale Harrigan.
The Vernal Second Ward holds its annual Meet The Mutual night on Monday January 12 at the second ward chapel. All class members are urged to invite friends and parents to attend this church event.
New son David Paul was born on December 24 to Mr and Mrs Earl Gras mussen of Livermore California. Paternal grandparents Mrs Willard Rasmussen of Naples and Earl Rasmussen, former Vernal resident and Utah State University graduate, a Livermore teacher. The Rasmussen family has five children, three daughters and two sons.
Ivan Ross and family hosted a New Year’s Eve gathering with guests including William Harveys J St McKee Clyde Merkleys Layzn Ross Alton Vernon and Vernal official Stoke High Councilman. Genealogy committee showcased a Friday night program while Ida Leora Newthorpe Carma Cook and children visited the Duane McKee home on New Year’s Day. Mr and Mrs Reid Goodrich plus others visited the Forrest and Jack Goodrich homes during the week. Marion Morrill plans Batt Lake City move for employment and Grace Morrill returns from Southern California where she aided Floyd Mullins. Grace previously helped at Mullins’ home for two months. DeVon McGee took baby to the doctor in Vernal. John Harvey visited Batt Lake over the weekend.
Wayne Gardiner will be honored in a farewell testimonial Sunday at 7:00 pm at the Naples Ward LDS Chapel as he leaves to serve in the Western States LDS mission. Prelude by Gardiner family, congregational singing, and remarks by Atel J. Vans, Glade Sowards, Alvin Gardiner, and Bishop Morris R. Cook.
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